Reviews
The Wife of Urban Law
This splendid set from fiddler Peter Knight, with guitarist Roger Flack and percussionist Sacha Trochet, oozes confidence from the start,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Roots of the Banjo Tree
“What's the definition of perfect pitch?” goes the old joke to which the jocular riposte is “Throwing a banjo into...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2013
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Turkey on the Edge (Soundtrack)
Turkey, ruled since 2002 by an increasingly autocratic Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, experienced an unsuccessful military coup on July 15 2016....
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: May/2018
A Breath Against the Calm
Root & Branch are a quintet playing music from the UK, Ireland and the Appalachians on mandolin, fiddles, bouzouki, banjo,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2019
Madre: The Hypnotic Dance's Time
Born in Latium's historic town of Sora, the Italian-French singer and diatonic accordionist Giuliano Gabriele here presents his second album,...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2016
The Strings of São Domingos
Gently swaying rhythms as effortless as lapping waves, melodies infused with the sweet melancholic longing of saudades: the music of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: May/2022
In the Key of Joy
Parental guidance: multitude of guest artists. The rapper Common, for example, (dis)graces the opening track on the venerable Mr Mendes'...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2020
The Irish Sea Sessions 2010
The inaugural Irish Sea Sessions, of which this is an electrifying live recording from last year’s Liverpool Irish Festival, brought...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
The Astounding Eyes of Rita
The shadowy timbres of Anouar Brahem's last CD, Le Pas de Chat Noir, made it one of the most striking...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
The Bell That Never Rang
Captivating, exquisite, stunning. The excitable flurry of deserving superlatives that followed Lau's live performances with the Elysian Quartet were even...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: June/2015
